[“The Devil in the Dark”] impressed me because it presented the idea, unusual in science fiction then and now, that something weird, and even dangerous, need not be malevolent. That is a lesson that many...

we roar along the rust belts——the great red spot——the polar vortex——the caress of solar flares——ruffle the molten methane and ammonia oceans of me——the storm-riven non-surface of me and mine——that which you call skin——a threadbare term...

If you see an injustice, and don’t move to right it when you have a chance, history won’t forget that, either.

I never knew what a friend was until I met Geordi. He spoke to me as though I were human. He treated me no differently from anyone else. He accepted me for what I am....

Resistance, however, is useless. (1939)

To the brave crew and passengers of the Kobayshi Maru…sucks to be you.

The president has listened to some people, the so-called Vulcans in the White House, the ideologues. But you know, unlike the Vulcans of Star Trek who made the decisions based on logic and fact, these...

Data: My positronic brain has several layers of shielding to protect me from power surges. It would be possible for you to remove my cranial unit and take it with you.Riker: Let me get this...

There’s still much to do; still so much to learn. Mr. La Forge – engage!

…They are merely scars, not mortal wounds and you must use them to propel you forward.

Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences...

Wesley Crusher: Say goodbye, Data. Lt. Cmdr. Data: Goodbye, Data. [crew laughs] Lt. Cmdr. Data: Was that funny? Wesley Crusher: [laughs] Lt. Cmdr. Data: Accessing. Ah! Burns and Allen, Roxy Theater, New York City, 1932....

Q: The Continuum didn’t think you had it in you, Jean-Luc. But I knew you did…We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief...

A moment later the scowling face of Admiral Jellico appeared on the screen. He looked as ill-humored as ever. Privately, Calhoun felt that somebody should send an away team into Jellico’s ass, to determine just...

A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.

I’ve met actors where you think, if only you could just clean up your act and get it together, people would want to work with you. Some people are so difficult, it’s just not worth...

Isn’t antimatter what fuels the U.S.S.Enterprise?

Not that he wanted to say that. It would make it sound as if he wanted to blame her..Women were very complicated creatures. He suddenly realised he was running through his head a list of...

I handed them a script and they turned it down. It was too controversial. It talked about concepts like, ‘Who is God?’ The Enterprise meets God in space; God is a life form, and I...

Were genuine aliens to find us… the chances were fairly good they would appear in a form beyond reckoning, shaped by the requirements of their environment. It was only for the convenience of the costume...

We combine our three packs of pasta for dinner – pesto. We tip the dried stuff into a pan, add water and simmer. We try it, looking at each other with disbelief as it hits...

In those days, men proved their strength and manliness by being well mannered, helpful, and gentle. Just how gentle they could be under trying circumstances, how civilised they could be in a harsh world, that...

Hope replaced fear. Light subsumed darkness. Strength, born of the power of this presence, mingled with Kathryn’s own determination and reordered the last of her mangled body and soul, realigning them into all that she...

I have been and always shall be your friend.

And off we go, out onto the highway looking for a little fun. Perhaps a flatbed truck loaded with human cadavers will explode in front of a Star Trek reunion. One can only dream and...

Don’t be afraid to make an ass of yourself. I do it all the time, and look what I got.” (Spoken at a graduation ceremony while holding aloft an honorary doctoral degree from McGill University)

A writer is very much like the captain on a star ship facing the unknown. When you face the blank page and you have no idea where you’re going. It can be terrifying, but it...

When has justice ever been as simple as a rule-book?” – Riker

Beware of more powerful weapons. They often inflict as much damage to your soul as they do to you enemies.

Aye, Sir. Course laid in” is a seriously sweet gig, but when I was a teenager, it sucked.

As I approach a new project, my process always begins with the question: what is it about? Here’s one answer that might apply to a Star Trek movie… I want it to be about the...

Despite centuries of English literature, the most famous split infinitive in all of history comes from Star Trek.

Yeah, the whole family knows. It’s no big deal. One night at dinner I said, ‘Mom, you know the forbidden love that Spock has for Kirk? Well, me too.’ It was easier for her to...

Give me warp speed, Mr. Sulu.

If Captain Jean-Luc Picard asked you to serve him aboard the starship Enterprise, you’d likely be happy to. You would recognise him as a great leader and a good man, and so you wouldn’t have...

The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it’s scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based! If you can’t find...

When honor dies—when trust is a useless thing—what use is life?

If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it’s simply a way of thinking, acting, and feeling, then I am hopeful that one day I will discover my...

He grumbles incoherently, opens the window a fraction and continues to smoke away. It’s like every time Sidney Drake enters a new location he has to readjust the atmosphere, akin to one of those sci-fi...

Become careless with fire, and sure enough, fire will burn you. Do treachery, and treachery will be done you. Kill, and be punished with death. All these I’ve done. Now I pay the price, in...

This is a new land, this is a new place, this is a new world, this is unknown. This is uncharted, this is all there is. We don’t have any other place to go. I...